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Jordan VanHemert - Nomad
by Tom Haugen, Take Effect
The saxophone powerhouse Jordan VanHemert returns with Rodney Whitaker on bass and David Alvarez III behind the drum kit for a listen that celebrates Korean culture via their exciting jazz formula, and there's plenty of guests in attendance, too.
"Bird, Bird, Bluebird" starts the listen with VanHemet's warm sax before frisky drumming and playful bass enters the stylish jazz climate, and "Imjin River Song" follows with the rhythm section... read more
Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters - Imaginary Sketches
by John Vincent Barron, JazzReview.com
Adding to his growing body of work for Seattle's Origin Records, trumpeter Chad McCullough teams up with Belgian pianist Bram Weijters for Imaginary Sketches, a compelling set of original compositions, full of lyricism and harmonic delight. Along with bassist Chuck Deardorf and drummer John Bishop, the works as a showcase for thoughtful improvising and subtle, yet convincing compositional ideas.
McCullough and Weijters are a fitting... read more
Clarence Penn - Behind the Voice
by Editor, Modern Drummer
Drummer Clarence Penn has spent much of his career playing with jazz singers like Betty Carter, Little Jimmy Scott, and Diana Krall. He has also played with jazz conceptualists like Dave Douglas, Stanley Clarke and Adam Rogers. His new recording combines these parts of his career on an interesting conceptual record of pop and rock songs written by (or inspired by) some of the great rock and pop drummers. Penn arranged all the compositions with a... read more
Rich Thompson - Less Is More
by Tim Willcox, Jazz Society of Oregon
The Eastman School of Music's Thompson puts together a satisfying straight-ahead affair with "Less is More." Borrowing two members of Matt Wilson's "Arts and Crafts" ensemble (pianist and organist Gary Versace, an alumni of Eastman, as well as trumpeter Terell Stafford), the material does have some similarities with Wilson's modus operandi. A wonderful mix of Blue Note-era jazz standards and original contributions, "Less is More" is at once an... read more
Michael Dease - City Life: Music of Gregg Hill
by George W Harris, Jazz Weekly
Trombonist Michael Dease continues his catalogue building from th ecomposition skills of Gregg Hill, this time with a two disc album with two different band formats.
The first is a bopping trio session with Linda May Han Oh/b and Jeff 'Tain' Watts, with daughter Brooklyn Dease adding the innocence of a childlike voice to the multi-mooded "Movie Theme". Along with a Salt Peanuts take of JJ Johnson's "Sweet Georgia Gillespie" and a bluesy... read more
Benjamin Boone with the Ghana Jazz Collective - Joy
by Dr. Debra Jan Bibel, Amazon
Benjamin Boone, saxophonist and composer, is also a Ph.D. scholar. He previously released the two distinguished musical volumes of The Poetry of Jazz, and as a Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellow he has traveled to Moldova, Ethiopia, and most recently Ghana for study and music exchange. While in Accra, Ghana, he was astonished to hear mainstream American jazz but with West African tinge. In this album, The Ghana Jazz Collective — a quartet of... read more
Michael Zilber - Originals for the Originals
by George Harris, Jazz Weekly
Michael Zilber uses his compositional skills as well as his soprano and tenor saxes to give tribute to some of his musical inspirations. The core team of David Kikoski/p, James Genus/b and Clarence Penn/dr is used for all of the songs except one, the darkly swinging "Hen House" dedicated to Joe Henderson. Other Selmer stars include a Wayne Shorter, who is shown by the leader's soprano in the Weather Report fashion on the exciting and propulsive... read more
Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto - Mais Que Tudo: Live at Kerry Hall 1995
by Dee Dee McNeil, Making a Scene
Brazilian Pianist, Jovino Santos Neto left Rio de Janeiro and relocated to Seattle in 1993. He established himself at Cornish College of the Arts, a thriving incubator of creativity, since the early 1900s. Within weeks his reputation spread. Musicians from all over were drawn to Jovino's unique blend of Brazilian, classical and jazz music. Neto formed a group with his fellow faculty members. This 'live' recording captures the first public... read more
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